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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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